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in reply to a message by Arminthia
Hey, Arminthia:
And Merry Christmas to ye! Nanaea, as usual, gives me too much credit, as I've scoured the Web and paper sources as well and also come up dry. I thought there might be a remote connection to the name of Arminius, the German tribal chief who kicked Roman butt in the Teutoburg Forest when Jesus was a pup (AD 9ish). But no luck.
We'll just have to wait for our resident Greek, Pavlos "Obi Wan" (you're my only hope!) Banana to return from the seaside or wherever he went this weekend. Mr. Banana has an infinite store of Greek name-origins that I'm sure he'll happily share with you.
Aside to Nan: You Nassau or Suffolk? We used to trek up that way often to see my wife's relatives in the Stony Brook-Port Jeff area, but I got tired of the tolls and having to carry a suicide kit in case my car broke down in Brooklyn.
And Merry Christmas to ye! Nanaea, as usual, gives me too much credit, as I've scoured the Web and paper sources as well and also come up dry. I thought there might be a remote connection to the name of Arminius, the German tribal chief who kicked Roman butt in the Teutoburg Forest when Jesus was a pup (AD 9ish). But no luck.
We'll just have to wait for our resident Greek, Pavlos "Obi Wan" (you're my only hope!) Banana to return from the seaside or wherever he went this weekend. Mr. Banana has an infinite store of Greek name-origins that I'm sure he'll happily share with you.
Aside to Nan: You Nassau or Suffolk? We used to trek up that way often to see my wife's relatives in the Stony Brook-Port Jeff area, but I got tired of the tolls and having to carry a suicide kit in case my car broke down in Brooklyn.
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Name could have a "rich" meaning...
I was wondering whether "Arminthia" might be a corruption of "Araminta", which would explain the possible Greek origin our enquirer has mentioned. I've found one source which claims that "Araminta" is of Greek origin and is supposed to mean: "altar coinage."
I guess we'll have to wait til Che gets back to verify if this. I did, however, find a literary reference to the name of "Araminta" -- in an 18th century comedy titled "The Confederacy" written by Sir John Vanbrugh. Interestingly, the character of "Araminta" in this play is married to another character whose name is "Moneytrap" -- which supports the "altar coinage" meaning of "Araminta", in that this could have been a clever play on names by Sir John Vanbrugh. (Not unlike what Shakespeare was known to do in many of his own plays.)
Stony Brook/Port Jefferson is a lovely area. You (like Che) will have to ask me in e-mail if you want me to pinpoint exactly where I live, coz I won't post it here. Funny but, you know... There seem to be an awful lot of stalkers on this web... ;)
And you know where to find my e-mail addy. :)
-- Nanaea
I was wondering whether "Arminthia" might be a corruption of "Araminta", which would explain the possible Greek origin our enquirer has mentioned. I've found one source which claims that "Araminta" is of Greek origin and is supposed to mean: "altar coinage."
I guess we'll have to wait til Che gets back to verify if this. I did, however, find a literary reference to the name of "Araminta" -- in an 18th century comedy titled "The Confederacy" written by Sir John Vanbrugh. Interestingly, the character of "Araminta" in this play is married to another character whose name is "Moneytrap" -- which supports the "altar coinage" meaning of "Araminta", in that this could have been a clever play on names by Sir John Vanbrugh. (Not unlike what Shakespeare was known to do in many of his own plays.)
Stony Brook/Port Jefferson is a lovely area. You (like Che) will have to ask me in e-mail if you want me to pinpoint exactly where I live, coz I won't post it here. Funny but, you know... There seem to be an awful lot of stalkers on this web... ;)
And you know where to find my e-mail addy. :)
-- Nanaea
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